More Questions on Earth
- Q. The Equator does not pass through which of the following?
A)Indonesia
B)Kenya
C)Mexico
D)Brazil
Answer: Mexico
- Q. Tides are complied and they vary from place to place because of ________
A)Irregularities in the configuration of oceans
B)The movement of Moon in relation to Earth
C)Uneven distribution of water over the globe
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. When the Moon completely covers the Sun, it is known as?
A)The Penumbra
B)The Antumbra
C)The Umbra
D)None of these
Answer: The Umbra
- Q. Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.
A)Determination of latitudes
B)Change of seasons
C)Length of days and nights
D)Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
Answer: Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
- Q. On which day, Earth is closest to the Sun?
A)04-07-2019
B)23-09-2019
C)03-01-2019
D)21-03-2019
Answer: 03-01-2019
- Q. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in ________
A)Angles from the poles
B)Kilometers from the poles
C)Kilometers from the equator
D)Angles from the equator
Answer: Angles from the equator
- Q. Which star is nearest to the Earth?
A)Pole star
B)Sun
C)Alpha Centauri
D)Chitra
Answer: Sun
- Q. A one-day Cricket match between India and England starts at 10.00 A.M. in London. The direct telecast of the match will begin in India at ________
A)3.30 P.M.
B)3.30 A.M.
C)8.30 A.M.
D)8.30 P.M.
Answer: 3.30 P.M.
- Q. Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth’s crust?
A)Manganese
B)Bauxite
C)Silica
D)Iron
Answer: Silica
- Q. The Contour line is those imaginary line which show?
A)Areas of similar height
B)Areas of similar atmospheric pressure
C)Areas of similar temperature
D)Equal Sunning areas
Answer: Areas of similar height
- Q. What is known as High Pressure Subtropical Latitude?
A)Screaming sixties
B)Roaring forties
C)Furious fifties
D)Horse latitudes
Answer: Horse latitudes
- Q. If the difference in time between, two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitudes would be ________
A)40°
B)30°
C)35°
D)45°
Answer: 35°
- Q. Green House Effect’ means ________
A)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
B)Pollution in houses in tropical regions
C)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
D)Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
Answer: Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
- Q. “Mohs’ Scale” is used to indicate the ________
A)Degree of viscosity of a liquid
B)Degree of brittleness of a substance
C)Degree of hardness of minerals.
D)Degree of elasticity of a material
Answer: Degree of hardness of minerals.
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds 4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E ?
A)4 p.m. on Sunday
B)4 a.m. on Tuesday
C)4 p.m. on Tuesday
D)12 Noon on Tuesday
Answer: 12 Noon on Tuesday
- Q. Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth?
A)Lunar eclipse
B)Solar eclipse
C)Revolution
D)Rotation of Earth
Answer: Revolution
- Q. Which among the following imaginary line lies at 0° latitude?
A)Tropic of Capricorn
B)Equator
C)Tropic of Cancer
D)Prime Meridian
Answer: Equator
- Q. The speed of rotation of the earth is ________
A)39.5 km/sec.
B)25 km/sec.
C)31 km/sec.
D)29.72 km/sec.
Answer: 29.72 km/sec.
- Q. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?
A)0.66
B)0.47
C)0.51
D)0.87
Answer: 0.47
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